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Most beards in the present House of David are white but this luxuriant black one owned by Adolph Rosetta is no sign he's a stripling. He has been 38 years a member. That razor is a joke.

Picture, 1945
Sunday is a day of reading as well as rest. And the reading can include comic supplements as well as the House of David's own paper; the Messenger of Wisdom. This reading room is the parlor of Jerusalem.

Picture, 1945
The Bible is the revered basis of the House of David's religious beliefs. Here the venerable president; 85-year-old Joseph Hammaford; who looks not unlike the late Sir William Mulock; is; reading the Scriptures.

Picture, 1945
The Archway joins Jerusalem and Palestine; the main buildings in the amazing House of David settlement; Benton Harbor; Mich. Members let hair and beards grow. John Schneider; who joined in 1903; is giving out the mail.

Picture, 1945
Art bulks large in the House of David activities; although it has practical things like fine herds; preserving and cold storage plants and machine shops. Here; in the art department; a staff of 12 sculptors are busy with rush orders.

Picture, 1945
This brother; Joseph Sanderson; whose specialty is carpentering; was born near Barrie; Ont. At 86 he's the colony's Methuselah; went from Vancouver to join the House in 1905.

Picture, 1945
Pool rooms are often thought to be places that lead youth astray but the House of David has them in its amusement park; and many of the members are real pool sharks who never wager.

Picture, 1945
Observatory (1857) Cottage

Picture, 1897
Macpherson, Sir David, 'Chestnut Park', Yonge St., e. side, betw. Roxborough St. & Rowanwood Ave.

Picture, 1900